Petition Change the law to allow the use of water cannons!

The use of water cannons is currently prohibited in UK law. It would require the authorisation of Parliament to change matters.

With recent protests and marches, we believe that the use of water cannons should be brought back

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They would only be used where there was a serious possibility of demonstrations getting out of hand or to control riots.

This petition closed early because of a General Election Find out more on the Petitions Committee website

47 signatures

10,000

Date closed 6 November 2019
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